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  • Save the date for FOS events

    Feb 13, 2020

    March will be a busy month at Redmen Hall Interpretive Center. First will be the 6th Annual Antique & Vintage Fair March 6, 7 and 8, from 10 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Single, small and larger collections are welcome. Space is limited so participants should call the hall at 360-795-3007 or 360-218-6504 for more information. March 15 Lecture Series- “A Kayakers Journey” featuring Kyleen Austin. Austin will speak about her solo kayak trip to Alaska with memories and pictures to share at 2 p.m. March 27-May 10- “Fabulous Fiber Arts” This will be a collect...

  • Learn to grow roses

    Feb 13, 2020

    On February 29 at 10 a.m., WSU Master Gardener Phyllis Hull will explain everything needed to know about growing roses. Learn how to get started, when to plant, and how to care for them. The program, sponsored by Washington State University Extension Master Gardeners, will be held at the Cowlitz County Training Center, 1942 First Avenue in Longview. The Training Center is located on top of the dike just south of the Hall of Justice. The class is free so registration is not needed. For more information, contact Carlee Dowell at...

  • Death Notice for Bill Jefferies

    Feb 13, 2020

    Lifetime Rosburg resident William (Bill) Jefferies died January 22, 2020. He was born February 17, 1942. Survivors include his wife Mary Ann, son William (BJ) Jefferies, daughter-in-law Tammie Jefferies and two grandsons. A celebration of his life will be held Saturday, February 15 at the Rosburg Hall at 1 p.m....

  • Death Notice for Ray Bauer

    Feb 13, 2020

    Raymond O. Bauer, 88, of Puget Island, died February 10 in Longview. A graveside service will be held on Saturday February 15 at 1 p.m., at Greenwood Cemetery in Cathlamet. Coffee hour to follow at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church. Dowling Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. A full obituary will follow next week....

  • Anything goes as local artists work music, poetry

    Diana Zimmerman|Feb 13, 2020
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    Several years ago, Grays River writer Robert Michael Pyle was listening to a friend on a radio show on KMUN, a radio station out of Astoria, when he heard something he liked so much, he was inspired to share a similar experience with his community. Little did he know where that would take him. Krist Novoselic, a founding member of Nirvana, was the deejay that particular hour, and the format was “anything goes.” That meant he had room to experiment, and more importantly, to have fun. “It...

  • Mule boys open district with win over Gulls

    Diana Zimmerman|Feb 13, 2020

    The Wahkiakum Mules boys basketball team beat Raymond 70-62 in front of a home crowd in the first round of the District IV tournament on Tuesday. Jake Leitz had a huge night inside, posting up and taking advantage of rebounding for second chance points. He had a double double with 30 points and 15 boards. He also had three blocks. Brody Carlson added 14 points. Brodie Avalon had eight points. K.C. Beery scored six points and had five rebounds. Logan LaBerge scored five points and had 10 assists...

  • Lady Mules medal in subdistrict wrestling

    Diana Zimmerman|Feb 13, 2020

    Wahkiakum Mule wrestlers are moving into regional competition after subdistrict tournaments this weekend. Eighth grader Makayla Davis, competing in the high school division, took first in her weight class in the girls division, and Jenna Mellis took second place in hers. For the boys, Cayden Mendez took fourth place in his division. Braxton Johns, Eli Moon, and Phoenix Barley all took fifth place in their respective weight classes. Gabe Moon and Jeremiah Johnson took fifths and sixths, and...

  • County board handles varied topics

    Rick Nelson|Feb 13, 2020

    Wahkiakum County commissioners had a short but busy meeting Feb. 4, covering lots of ground. Some of the topics addressed were:  County staff are trying to arrange a meeting with the US Army Corps of Engineers dredging program staff to discuss projects on Puget Island and Grays Bay. Commissioner Dan Cothren said Corps staff haven't responded to the request for the meeting to discuss beach nourishment on Puget Island and a proposal to unplug the mouths of Grays and Deep river to reduce flooding in the Westend. Cothren added that Island beach n...

  • Cap and trade bill aims at emission reduction

    Feb 13, 2020

    By Cameron Sheppard, WNPA News Service OLYMPIA (Feb. 5)--A proposed cap and trade program is under consideration in the senate as lawmakers continue to explore ways to meet the state’s greenhouse gas reduction goals. Senate Bill 5981, with Sen. Reuven Carlyle, D-Queen Anne, as its primary sponsor, would put a limit on the amount of greenhouse gases certain industrial facilities and practices could produce. Companies would then bid for their projected portion of produced emissions through an auction process. The total amount of emissions allowed...

  • Bill would channel drug offenders into treatment

    Feb 13, 2020

    By Leona Vaughn, WNPA News Service OLYMPIA (Feb. 7) — Proposals moving through the Legislature would expand the eligibility of incarcerated people to receive treatment for substance abuse in lieu of or concurrently with prison sentences. Senate Bill 6211 was heard by the Law and Justice Committee in an executive session on Thursday, Feb. 6. It’s companion, House Bill 2334, is scheduled to be considered Saturday, Feb. 8 in House Appropriations. Both bills expand the eligibility for the state’s existing drug offender sentencing alternative to pe...

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